Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 1994 Jun;23(2):379-86. Hypertension in thyroid disorders. Saito I, Saruta T. Hypertension is more common in hypothyroidic patients than in euthyroid controls in older age groups. Treatment of the thyroid deficiency alone lowers blood pressure in most patients. Hemodynamically, cardiac output is reduced and total peripheral resistance is elevated. The latter [...]
